83 m. ago SNP accused of 'kettling' asylum seekers into Glasgow's poorest areas

Several Scottish Labour MPs have criticised the SNP Scottish Government’s approach in recent days.

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19 h. ago Developing Rosebank oil field ‘pure climate vandalism’, Scottish Green insists

Co-leader Gillian Mackay used her speech to the Scottish Green Party conference to hit out at plans to develop the oil field.

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23 h. ago HARRIET HARMAN: 'If Lucy Powell's elected Deputy I hope Keir Starmer will offer her a seat in the Cabinet'

'I think the party expects the person they elected as their deputy to be part of Labour’s top team in a Labour government', the former Deputy Leader of the Labour Party writes

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25 h. ago Government spends £115,000 on ‘influencer marketing’ in less than a year

Minister said cash supported ‘multiple campaigns’, but Tories say it ‘makes a mockery’ of spending pledges

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3 d. ago Quarter of children consuming news online fooled by fake stories – research

The research has sparked calls for better media literacy lessons for children to spot disinformation on the internet.

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3 d. ago Government defeated as Lords demand tougher crackdown on benefit fraud

Peers supported by 200 votes to 194, majority six, a Conservative amendment to the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill.

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3 d. ago Angela Rayner’s £17,000 severance pay after tax row ‘outrageous,’ Tories say

The former deputy PM quit the Government last month after breaching the ministerial code over a property purchase.

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4 d. ago What is the difference between legal, illegal and irregular migration?

The PA news agency takes a look at some of the language around the issue of migration.

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4 d. ago Starmer to face Commons grilling over China spy case as No 10 at odds with CPS

No 10 claimed the Crown Prosecution Service blocked it from publishing evidence vital to the case, something the prosecutors’ office denies.

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4 d. ago Welsh Government warns of ‘catastrophic’ impact if budget fails

The 2026/27 draft budget sets out spending plans worth more than £27 billion for public services.

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4 d. ago Troubles legacy law battle ‘constitutionally profound’, Supreme Court told

The Northern Ireland Office has taken a battle over the 2023 Legacy Act to the UK’s highest court.

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5 d. ago William Hague urges Keir Starmer to ‘be more like Margaret Thatcher’

The Prime Minister has been under pressure this summer with Labour trailing behind Reform in opinion polls and others questioning his leadership.

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5 d. ago Government needs to show plan for mental health community care, says Labour MP

Jen Craft says she fears people with learning difficulties or autism could be in limbo as they wait for community support to be provided.

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5 d. ago Budget must be ‘line in the sand’ after first year’s mistakes, says Powell

Labour deputy leadership hopeful Lucy Powell said it should give ‘a clear articulation of the core purpose of the Labour Government’.

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5 d. ago New workers’ rights body appoints chairman to lead crackdown on ‘bad bosses’

Matthew Taylor, who currently leads the NHS Confederation, will chair the Fair Work Agency when it is launched next year.

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5 d. ago Chancellor urged not to raise taxes on ‘drained’ businesses in Budget

The British Chambers of Commerce urged a reform of business rates.

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5 d. ago Flagship planning Bill amendments to speed up reservoir and wind farm building

A series of new additions to the Government’s planning Bill could also arrest attempts at lengthy judicial review.

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5 d. ago Labour MPs warn Government digital ID scheme will unnecessarily cost support

Backbenchers told Liz Kendall that the scheme will not stop illegal migration.

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5 d. ago Brexiteer Gove ‘knows all about crazy mathematics’, says Treasury minister

The Conservative peer and Spectator editor had challenged the Labour front bench over the decline in the number of teachers in state education.

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6 d. ago Voters' voices are being shut out of British politics. Your Party has a radical plan to change that | Jeremy Corbyn

At our conference in November we will use a jury service-type model to allow members to discuss and decide policy, strategy and even the name of our partyAt Labour’s latest conference, one thing stood out: the party no longer believes in democracy. Members and trade union affiliates voted to back, first the findings of a UN commission of inquiry that Israel is committing genocide, and second that the government must do all it can to prevent it.It is now two weeks since this motion was passed, but still the Labour government refuses to recognise the genocide in Gaza and allows the supply of weapons to Israel.Jeremy Corbyn is the MP for Islington North and co-leader of Your Party. He was leader of the Labour party from 2015 to 2020 Continue reading...

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